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2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Henry II
| Issuer | Falkland Islands Government |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Currency | Pound (decimalized, 1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | Third portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting a right-facing crowned effigy of the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem, pearl drop earrings, and a necklace. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirror-field proof finish. The circular legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH II · 1996 · FALKLAND ISLANDS around the upper periphery, with the denomination · 2 POUNDS · positioned along the lower arc. The engraver's initials RDM appear truncated below the portrait. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the 800th anniversary of the death of Henry II, this coin arrives at an interesting intersection of Falklands political history: Britain had retaken the islands from Argentina just fourteen years earlier, and commemorative programs like this one were partly a mechanism for reinforcing British cultural identity in the territory. Henry II is a peculiar choice for the Falklands specifically — a monarch who never knew the South Atlantic existed — but the selection was driven by a broader Royal Mint commemorative calendar rather than any local historical connection.